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WWUS83 KFSD 131854
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
154 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2026
MNZ071-072-080-097-SDZ039-040-054>056-141015-
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/O.NEW.KFSD.FW.A.0010.260515T1400Z-260516T0000Z/
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-PIPESTONE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-
MOODY-
154 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA SOUTHWEST
MINNESOTA NORTHWEST IOWA AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTH
CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO
BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA, LINCOLN, LYON, MURRAY AND
PIPESTONE. IN SOUTH DAKOTA, KINGSBURY, BROOKINGS, MINER, LAKE
AND MOODY.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW, OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ081-089-090-098-NEZ013-014-
SDZ060>062-065>071-141015-
/O.NEW.KFSD.FW.W.0013.260514T1500Z-260515T0000Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-ROCK-DIXON-
DAKOTA-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN-
BON HOMME-YANKTON-UNION-
154 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA SOUTHWEST
MINNESOTA NORTHWEST IOWA AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA, LYON, OSCEOLA, DICKINSON, SIOUX,
O'BRIEN, CLAY, PLYMOUTH, CHEROKEE, BUENA VISTA, WOODBURY AND
IDA. IN MINNESOTA, COTTONWOOD, NOBLES, JACKSON AND ROCK. IN
NEBRASKA, DIXON AND DAKOTA. IN SOUTH DAKOTA, HANSON, MCCOOK,
MINNEHAHA, HUTCHINSON, TURNER, LINCOLN, BON HOMME, YANKTON,
CLAY AND UNION.
* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 24 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW, OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
SDZ038-052-053-141015-
/O.NEW.KFSD.FW.A.0010.260515T1400Z-260516T0000Z/
BEADLE-JERAULD-SANBORN-
154 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTH
CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...IN SOUTH DAKOTA, BEADLE, JERAULD AND SANBORN.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 17 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
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